SDR TCA004

Service difficulty report · Engine · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
June 5, 2005
Submitted
June 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629EK
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft serial
TC396
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Engine
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT INBOUND FLIGHT TO LRD THERE WAS A SMELL OF OIL IN THE COCKPIT. SHUT DOWN THE BLEED AIR AND THE SMELL DISAPPEARED. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, WAS INSTRUCTED BY BASE MX IN TOL TO CHECK ALL CB'S AND PERFORM AN ENGINE RUN WITH BLEED AIR ON. REPORTED ALL NORMAL AND WAS CONFIDENT IN THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. UPON RETURN TO TOL THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN WITH BLEED AIR ON AND NO DEFECTS OR SMELLS WERE NOTED. NR 1 ENGINE OIL LEVEL FOUND TO BE OVERSERVICED AND MX CORRECTED OIL LEVEL.